2 m/ See Him Who is gone before us, heavenly

mansions to prepare,

See Him Who is ever pleading for us with prevailing prayer;

cres See Him Who with sound of trumpet and with His angelic train,

Summoning the world to judgment, on the clouds will come again.

3 Raise us up from earth to heaven; give us wings of faith and love,

Gales of holy aspirations wafting us to realms above;

eres That with hearts and minds uplifted we with Christ our Lord may dwell,

Where He sits enthroned in glory in His heavenly citadel.

4 So at last, when He appeareth, we from out our graves may spring,

With our youth renewed like eagles, flocking round our Heavenly King,

Caught up on the clouds of heaven, and may meet Him in the air,

Rise to realms where He is reigning, and
may reign for ever there.

Doxology at the end of either part:
Glory be to God the Father, glory be to
God the Son,

Dying, risen, ascending for us, Who the
heavenly realm has won;

Glory to the Holy Spirit; to One God in
Persons Three

Glory both in earth and heaven, glory,
endless glory, be!

Amen.

Bishop Chr. Wordsworth.

197

1 f

He was received up into heaven, and sat on
the right hand of God. Mark xvi. 19..

THOU art gone up on high
To mansions in the skies,

And round Thy throne unceasingly
The songs of praise arise.

p But we are lingering here
With sin and care oppressed;

cres Lord! send Thy promised Comforter,
And lead us to Thy rest!

dim

2 f

dim

Thou art gone up on high:
But Thou didst first come down,
Through earth's most bitter misery
To pass unto Thy crown:

p And girt with griefs and fears
Our onward course must be ;
But only let that path of tears
Lead
us, at last, to Thee!

cres

3 f

mf

cres

f

Thou art gone up on high:
But Thou shalt come again

With all the bright ones of the sky

Attendant in Thy train.

Oh! by Thy saving power

So make us live and die,

D.S.M.

That we may stand, in that dread hour,
At Thy right Hand on high! Amen.

Also the following:

Christ, above all glory seated

Crown Him with many crowns.

Emma Toke (1812-1878).

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198

Whitsun Day.

And the same day there were added unto them
about three thousand souls. Acts ii. 41.

1 mf SPIRIT of Mercy, Truth, and Love,
O shed Thine influence from above;
And still from age to age convey
The wonders of this sacred day.
2 In every clime, by every tongue,
Be God's surpassing glory sung:
Let all the listening earth be taught
The deeds our Great Redeemer wrought.
» Unfailing Comfort, Heavenly Guide,
cres Still o'er Thy holy Church preside;
Still let mankind Thy blessings prove,
Spirit of Mercy, Truth, and Love.

Р

4 PO Holy Father, Holy Son,

And Holy Spirit, Three in One,

cres Thy grace devoutly we implore,

L.M.

Thy Name be praised for evermore. Amen.

Also the following :
(199-214).

Anon., 1775.

Whitsuntide (and General) Hymns.*

199

Receive ye the Holy Ghost. John xx. 22.

1 my COME, Holy Ghost! our souls inspire, And lighten with celestial fire.

2 Thou the anointing Spirit art,

Who dost Thy sevenfold gifts impart.

* These Hymns may be sung throughout the year.

8s.

3

Thy blessed unction from above cres Is comfort, life, and fire of love. 4 mf Enable, with perpetual light,

5

6

The dulness of our blinded sight.

Anoint and cheer our soilèd face
With the abundance of Thy grace.

Keep far our foes, give peace at home;
Where Thou art Guide, no ill can come.

7 Teach us to know the Father, Son, And Thee, of Both, to be but One,—

8

9 f

That, through the ages all along,

This may be our endless song:

Praise to Thy eternal merit,

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit! Amen. Anon., from the Latin, 9th (?) cent., tr. Bishop Cosin (1594–1672).

200

Hereby know ye the Spirit of God.

1 John iv. 2.

1 my COME, Holy Ghost, Who, ever One,
Reignest with Father and with Son,
And now our inmost souls possess
With Thy full flood of holiness.

2 m Let flesh, and heart, and lips, and mind,
Sound forth our witness to mankind;
And love light up our mortal frame,
Till others catch the living flame.

L.M.

3 Now to the Father, to the Son,
And to the Spirit, Three in One,
Be praise and thanks and glory given,
By men on earth, by saints in heaven.
Amen.

St. Ambrose (340–397), tr. Cardinal J. H. Newman.

201

The Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost.
John xiv. 26.

L.M.

1 my COME, O Creator, Spirit Blest!
And in our souls take up Thy rest;
Come, with Thy grace and heavenly aid,
To fill the hearts which Thou hast made.

2 To Thee, O Comforter, we cry;

O highest Gift of God most high!
O Fount of life! O Fire of love!
And solemn Unction from above!

3 m/ The sacred sevenfold grace is Thine,
Dread Finger of the Hand Divine !

The Promise of the Father Thou! eres Who dost the tongue with power endow.

4 mf Our senses touch with light and fire; Our hearts with charity inspire;

cres And with endurance from on high dim The weakness of our flesh supply.

5 mf Far back our enemy repel,

6

cres

So

And let Thy peace within us dwell,
may we, having Thee for Guide,
Turn from each hurtful thing aside.
Р O may Thy grace on us bestow
cres The Father and the Son to know,
And evermore to hold confessed
Thyself of Each the Spirit Blest.

7 To God the Father praise be paid,
Praise to the Son, Who from the dead
Arose, and perfect praise to Thee,
O Holy Ghost, eternally. Amen.

Anon., from the Latin, 9th (?) cent., tr. E. Caswall (1814-1878).